WAKE OF THE BAIJI
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We interview scientist Robert Pitman of the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California. In November 2006, where he participated in an international expedition on the Yangtze River in China, searching for the critically endangered river dolphin called ‘baiji’. The expedition failed to find a single animal leading international scientist to declare the species functionally extinct. The first cetacean extinction in modern times.
I saved the article from the NY times when it was originally published. It brings me to tears whenever I read it wishing I could do something before it is all too late. Thank you for caring, for learning, for trying to get the message out. If only it could become one of the the premier messages of the World…
I met Qi Qi in China on an Earthwatch expedition in June 1996.
When I heard a few years later Qi Qi had died, it broke my heart and I made a promise to Qi Qi and the remaining baiji that Qi Qi would not die in vain.
I sat down and wrote a feature-length animated movie about the baiji. Why?
1. To let the world know it exists, as many people never even heard of it.
2. To let people know the dire situation the baiji is in.
3. To raise awareness and generate funds to help the scientists in Wuhan carry out another search and rescue/relocation mission for the baiji.
I know they are saying it is extinct, or virtually extinct, but I cannot give up on the baiji – the cost is too much.
I am presently working on editing my script with the aid of professional script writers and believe ‘where there is a will, there IS a way’, and am looking for other people to help me complete this project and bring it to life – we have too much to lose to give up on the baiji. I am not willing to pay that price, and I am not willing to give up. Never give up!
bjr58@hotmail.com
2009
Dear Mr. Pittman:
There are several scientists, etc. out in Louisiana searching for the “Ivory Billed Woodpecker”. As you know, this bird has not been seen in many, many years. There are people who remain hopeful…I have to believe that the Baiiji is still out there, some where……..I so hope for this to be true, in both circumstances.
Hello there,
just watched your video of the wake of the baji. thank you for sharing your story. it is very moving and i feel a lot of people would benefit from sharing this experience with you so they can be educated about their options in the future.
On that note, i would like to invite you to join the Whale of a Time Community at http://www.whaleofatime.org/community.php
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Have a whale of a time!
Irene